Pasi Saukkonen
Doctor of Social Sciences, Adjunct Professor, Senior Researcher at the City Executive Office of Helsinki
Pasi Saukkonen is a political scientist and a long‑standing expert on Finnish immigration, integration and minority policy. His work has focused particularly on how liberal democracy functions in ethnically and culturally diverse societies. According to Saukkonen, this requires trust in other people and in societal institutions, as well as a sense of belonging. The media plays a crucial role in this development.
Photo: Janne Saukkonen